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Blue Boy commented on the post, The best opening lyrics on a debut album are… 5 days, 8 hours ago

‘A wop bop alu bop, a wop bam boom!’
Blue Boy commented on the post, They’ve got the same name… 5 days, 15 hours ago

Liverpool Cathedral has a Canon Myles Davies who so far as I know is not a legendary jazz trumpeter
Blue Boy commented on the post, They’ve got the same name… 5 days, 15 hours ago

Theresa May and Teresa May. NSFW – either of them.
Blue Boy commented on the post, One side only… 5 days, 16 hours ago

Wait – CDs have two sides?
Blue Boy commented on the post, Kendrick Lamar wins the Pulitzer Prize 5 days, 19 hours ago

Only ones I’ve got are Jennifer Higdon’s Violin Concerto which was written for violinist Hilary Hahn who then recorded it with the Royal Liverpool Phil; and Copland’s Appalachian Spring which is unquestionably the […]
Blue Boy commented on the post, Kendrick Lamar wins the Pulitzer Prize 6 days, 8 hours ago

You’re not alone in that reaction – I knew it existed but couldn’t have named a single winner without resort to Wikipedia
Blue Boy commented on the post, Kendrick Lamar wins the Pulitzer Prize 6 days, 8 hours ago

And if you want to read some alternative views have a look at the comments below this post on a classical music website and weep…
Blue Boy wrote a new post, Kendrick Lamar wins the Pulitzer Prize 6 days, 8 hours ago

There’s been a bit of a stir over this year’s Pulitzer Prize for music. It’s almost always awarded to a classical composition – winners have included Samuel Barber, John Adams, Steve Reich and Elliott Carter, with […]
Blue Boy commented on the post, The Searchers call it a day… 1 week, 5 days ago

Lovely post. My first boss worked in the concert business and had seen and worked with them all. The one time I saw him genuinely starstuck was when he found himself standing next to John McNally at the bar. I saw […]
Blue Boy wrote a new post, Tickets for Courtney Marie Andrews 1 week, 5 days ago

22/04/2018

I have two tickets for Courtney Marie Andrews at Gorilla Manchester on 22 April which I can’t use now (am going to the Liverpool gig instead). Anyone like them? They’re £14.70 each but […]
Blue Boy commented on the post, Commonwealth Games – anyone give a rat’s? 2 weeks ago

It’s an odd event alright, and I’ve hardly seen any of it because of the timings. But I was in Manchester when they had the Games in 2002 and it was brilliant – there genuinely was a great atmosphere all over the […]
Blue Boy commented on the post, Greatest female vocalists 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Absolutely, I’m with you there. Never understood the antipathy to Eurythmics – one of the best bands of their generation I reckon.
Blue Boy commented on the post, Greatest female vocalists 2 weeks, 1 day ago

In that territory it’s Linda Thompson for me every time
Blue Boy commented on the post, Greatest female vocalists 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Oh, and Billie Holliday of course.
Blue Boy commented on the post, Greatest female vocalists 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Nina is a good call, though I think her brilliance is not just her singing, but the combination of it with songs like I Wish I Knew and Four Women – it’s her interpretation of such powerful lyrics that’s utterly […]
Blue Boy commented on the post, Musical moonlighting! Should composers diversify or are they simply Baching up the wrong tree? 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Hauschka recorded the album Silfra a few years ago – its a really interesting collaboration with the brilliant American violinist Hilary Hahn, better known for playing Bach but someone who has always been w […]

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Blue Boy commented on the post, Your Last Three Offline Purchases 2 weeks, 3 days ago

Today

A pair of Levi’s from House of Fraser
Novels by Jon McGregor and Sally Rooney from Waterstones
Box of candles from Wilko.

Living the dream….
Blue Boy commented on the post, Your last three online purchases 2 weeks, 4 days ago

1. Home brew kit – London Pride recipe since you ask

2. DVD of BBC series of Middlemarch for Mrs BB as she’s just finished the book

3. A case of wine on one of those irresistible offers in the Sunday papers […]
Blue Boy commented on the post, Your last three online purchases 2 weeks, 4 days ago

‘A more is more kinda gal’. That’s my favourite kind…
Blue Boy commented on the post, Friday night. Week done. Chill time. Curry. Beer. DeeVeeDee. You? 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Mushroom risotto, Van, couple of beers, Homeland on catch-up, and looking forward to the weekend. Nice.
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